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“For Nazi persecution did not take its extreme forms at the very start; on the contrary, it progressed only insofar as it failed to meet with resistance.” - Tzvetan Todorov, “Facing the Extreme”
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Poilievre Mapped: His Inner Circle of Lobbyists and Right-wing Activists
Koch Industries, Elon Musk’s X Corp., Loblaws, Enbridge, Pathways Alliance, the Canadian Gas Association, Rumble Canada, Rebel News, Canada Proud, and Facebook. These are just a handful of the corpora...
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"Cultivating an impression of working-class relatability is key to #Poilievre’s political brand."
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"Cultivating an impression of working-class relatability is key to #Poilievre’s political brand."
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that's a valknut, which is associated not the with s.s. but with nordic paganism and which has been coopted by white supremacists. intent should not be assumed but interpreted in context, this context being the american gestapo perpetrating ethnic cleansing. so yeah, nazi
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 11:05 PM
that's a valknut, which is associated not the with s.s. but with nordic paganism and which has been coopted by white supremacists. intent should not be assumed but interpreted in context, this context being the american gestapo perpetrating ethnic cleansing. so yeah, nazi
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“First Amendment Zones” are Orwellian nonsense of the same vintage as “homeland security”
BRENNAN: Noem called on your to set up a safe zone where protest would be contained. Is that something you're looking at?
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
JACOB FREY: First Amendment speech is not limited to one park or one section of the city. You're allowed to protest so long as you're doing it peacefully
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“First Amendment Zones” are Orwellian nonsense of the same vintage as “homeland security”
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Appeasing Trump's instincts for aggression in Greenland would be the worst possible choice for the EU, says Gideon Rachman. Bullies only learn from being smacked down decisively. www.ft.com/content/2642...
Europe must not appease Trump on Greenland
By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world
www.ft.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Appeasing Trump's instincts for aggression in Greenland would be the worst possible choice for the EU, says Gideon Rachman. Bullies only learn from being smacked down decisively. www.ft.com/content/2642...
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This story never got any traction…👇
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM
This story never got any traction…👇
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An Élysée spokesperson said on Sunday that President Emmanuel Macron will ask the EU to activate its Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) – dubbed the bloc’s trade “bazooka” – if new US tariffs materialise.
EU trade ‘bazooka’ back on the table, as Greenland tariff threat blows up US deal | Euractiv
French President Emmanuel Macron will ask the EU to activate its Anti-Coercion Instrument if new US tariffs materialise
www.euractiv.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
An Élysée spokesperson said on Sunday that President Emmanuel Macron will ask the EU to activate its Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) – dubbed the bloc’s trade “bazooka” – if new US tariffs materialise.
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I want to state for the record that I don’t give a SHIT if someone is undocumented and have no interest in deporting ANYONE!
I would rather deal with the criminals under our laws, than to spend millions trying to deport people.
Deportation is expensive and cruel. And quite frankly, stupid.
I would rather deal with the criminals under our laws, than to spend millions trying to deport people.
Deportation is expensive and cruel. And quite frankly, stupid.
January 18, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I want to state for the record that I don’t give a SHIT if someone is undocumented and have no interest in deporting ANYONE!
I would rather deal with the criminals under our laws, than to spend millions trying to deport people.
Deportation is expensive and cruel. And quite frankly, stupid.
I would rather deal with the criminals under our laws, than to spend millions trying to deport people.
Deportation is expensive and cruel. And quite frankly, stupid.
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Democrats have the power to rein in ICE. Demand that your elected officials hold the line on the upcoming Homeland Security bill to get ICE Out For Good.
Contact your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
And your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-hous...
Contact your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
And your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-hous...
January 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Democrats have the power to rein in ICE. Demand that your elected officials hold the line on the upcoming Homeland Security bill to get ICE Out For Good.
Contact your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
And your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-hous...
Contact your senators: indivisible.org/ice-out-sena...
And your representative: indivisible.org/ice-out-hous...
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hard not to notice that as trump's polls crater and gop gets crushed in election after election, news orgs are not racing around hiring progressive commenters and boasting about how they're reaching out to real americans by following the will of the volk.
January 18, 2026 at 5:58 AM
hard not to notice that as trump's polls crater and gop gets crushed in election after election, news orgs are not racing around hiring progressive commenters and boasting about how they're reaching out to real americans by following the will of the volk.
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It took more than 80 years for Canada to arrive at a point where roughly 75% of everything we produce, extract from the ground, or harvest from the sea is destined for the United States. #cdnpoli
January 18, 2026 at 1:50 AM
It took more than 80 years for Canada to arrive at a point where roughly 75% of everything we produce, extract from the ground, or harvest from the sea is destined for the United States. #cdnpoli
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Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
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Mid-level and senior officials uncomfortable with award
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Fifa says it still ‘strongly’ supports the peace prize
There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa over the awarding of its peace prize to Donald Trump. The US president was handed the award at the World Cup draw in Washington DC in December with the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, telling Trump: “We want to see hope, we want to see unity, we want to see a future. This is what we want to see from a leader and you definitely deserve the first Fifa Peace Prize.”
Since then, the US has launched airstrikes across Venezuela and captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them to the US, where he was put in jail. Maduro appeared in court on 5 January, pleading not guilty to drugs, weapons and “narco-terrorism” charges. Trump has also threatened to invade Greenland because he said the US needs the territory “very badly”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
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Seems like there's room for a compromise here. Homan's gang stops killing people, and we stop calling them murderers.
Homan: "We gotta stop the hateful rhetoric. Saying this officer is a murderer is dangerous. It's just ridiculous. It's gonna infuriate people more which means there's gonna be more incidents like this."
January 18, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Seems like there's room for a compromise here. Homan's gang stops killing people, and we stop calling them murderers.
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maybe this makes me weird but when someone who irritates me goes out into the world and does a good thing, I find that to be a good thing
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
January 18, 2026 at 5:49 AM
maybe this makes me weird but when someone who irritates me goes out into the world and does a good thing, I find that to be a good thing
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
if everyone i found annoying was standing up to fight this, the enemy would have no chance at all
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This. I get why some argue we should just absorb Trump’s 10% tariffs, stand by our commitment to Greenland, and wait for the Supreme Court or US public opinion to stop the madness.
But recent months have shown that with this administration, swallowing your losses doesn’t buy you de-escalation.
But recent months have shown that with this administration, swallowing your losses doesn’t buy you de-escalation.
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
This. I get why some argue we should just absorb Trump’s 10% tariffs, stand by our commitment to Greenland, and wait for the Supreme Court or US public opinion to stop the madness.
But recent months have shown that with this administration, swallowing your losses doesn’t buy you de-escalation.
But recent months have shown that with this administration, swallowing your losses doesn’t buy you de-escalation.
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Europe will either stand up to Trump or he will keep using them as his plaything. As long as Macron, Merz et al continue to kiss his ass and appease him, he will continue to treat them like shit. He may treat them like shit either way, but at least they can retain some dignity.
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Europe will either stand up to Trump or he will keep using them as his plaything. As long as Macron, Merz et al continue to kiss his ass and appease him, he will continue to treat them like shit. He may treat them like shit either way, but at least they can retain some dignity.
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Excellent thread by @maxbergmann.bsky.social . I think this is the crux: “why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real?”. The strategy of the EU (& even more the UK) has been to treat Trump as transactional: give him something eg on tariffs & get a security guarantee in return. 1/2
Feels like something cracked today in the transatlantic alliance. Europeans have been swallowing their pride, bitting their tongues, and bending the knee. That strategy may have bought them time but it has now clearly failed. It also had a major cost - it has made the WH think Europe will cave. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Excellent thread by @maxbergmann.bsky.social . I think this is the crux: “why cave to keep a security commitment that is not real?”. The strategy of the EU (& even more the UK) has been to treat Trump as transactional: give him something eg on tariffs & get a security guarantee in return. 1/2
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As close to the British-French military commitment to assist Poland in March 1939 as we are ever likely to see.
Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom
www.presidentti.fi/statement-by...
Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom
www.presidentti.fi/statement-by...
January 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM
As close to the British-French military commitment to assist Poland in March 1939 as we are ever likely to see.
Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom
www.presidentti.fi/statement-by...
Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom
www.presidentti.fi/statement-by...
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🔴 Who Funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit has gone to court to stop publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to take a dive into its funders
Watch video with me and @writesbright.bsky.social 😀
youtu.be/oP0OGYhYyaA?...
Toby Young’s outfit has gone to court to stop publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to take a dive into its funders
Watch video with me and @writesbright.bsky.social 😀
youtu.be/oP0OGYhYyaA?...
Who Really Funds the Free Speech Union?
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 11:31 AM
🔴 Who Funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit has gone to court to stop publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to take a dive into its funders
Watch video with me and @writesbright.bsky.social 😀
youtu.be/oP0OGYhYyaA?...
Toby Young’s outfit has gone to court to stop publication of a list of its donors
So we decided to take a dive into its funders
Watch video with me and @writesbright.bsky.social 😀
youtu.be/oP0OGYhYyaA?...
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It’s unusually cold in Kyiv and Russia has wrecked Ukraine’s energy supply. The situation is seriously dire.
@lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.
@lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.
I'm in Kyiv. The energy crisis here is an emergency
Join my fundraiser to buy batteries and warm clothes for kids
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:09 AM
It’s unusually cold in Kyiv and Russia has wrecked Ukraine’s energy supply. The situation is seriously dire.
@lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.
@lapatina.bsky.social and @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org have set up a fundraiser for portable batteries for Kyiv. Please consider this if you can.
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Resistance 101
People in Minnesota are now using their car key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
People in Minnesota are now using their car key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
January 18, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Resistance 101
People in Minnesota are now using their car key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
People in Minnesota are now using their car key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around.
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The only constitutional amendment MAGA judges like is the Second Amendment, and as soon as citizens try to bear arms in a place ICE has invaded, the MAGA judges will turn against that too.
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
storage.courtlistener.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:24 PM
The only constitutional amendment MAGA judges like is the Second Amendment, and as soon as citizens try to bear arms in a place ICE has invaded, the MAGA judges will turn against that too.
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“Nazis are, to the last man, fucking cowards.”
January 18, 2026 at 1:32 PM
“Nazis are, to the last man, fucking cowards.”
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IF U HAVE EVER WONDERED WHAT YOU’D DO DURING SLAVERY, THE HOLOCAUST OR CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW!
Did u know that Anne Frank was born🇩🇪citizen in Frankfurt in 1929—but she became stateless in 1941...
Just coz you're a citizen now does not mean you're safe in a fascist country.
Did u know that Anne Frank was born🇩🇪citizen in Frankfurt in 1929—but she became stateless in 1941...
Just coz you're a citizen now does not mean you're safe in a fascist country.
January 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM
IF U HAVE EVER WONDERED WHAT YOU’D DO DURING SLAVERY, THE HOLOCAUST OR CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT YOU’RE DOING IT RIGHT NOW!
Did u know that Anne Frank was born🇩🇪citizen in Frankfurt in 1929—but she became stateless in 1941...
Just coz you're a citizen now does not mean you're safe in a fascist country.
Did u know that Anne Frank was born🇩🇪citizen in Frankfurt in 1929—but she became stateless in 1941...
Just coz you're a citizen now does not mean you're safe in a fascist country.
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FREEDOM IS THE POWER TO SAY NO
Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
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Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
Thread 2/3🧵
January 18, 2026 at 11:23 AM
FREEDOM IS THE POWER TO SAY NO
Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
Thread 2/3🧵
Charlotte Brontë: “I am no bird; & no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.”
Greenlanders do not want to be part of the United States.
“The secret of happiness is freedom, the secret of freedom is courage.“
~ Carrie Jones ~
Thread 2/3🧵
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"Ask anyone who has lived in a country that became an autocracy, and they will tell you some version of a story about walls closing in on them, about space getting smaller and smaller. The space they are talking about is freedom." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...
Opinion | One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
www.nytimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
"Ask anyone who has lived in a country that became an autocracy, and they will tell you some version of a story about walls closing in on them, about space getting smaller and smaller. The space they are talking about is freedom." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...